The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
NATE MEETS THE QUEEN.
An Interesting Interview Between
Her Majesty and Col Salisbury.
From the Lo,lisuilLe Cour


From the Louisville Courier-JourndI
A private letter, just received, incloses
the following from the daily court report
published in the London Times:
The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Prin-
cess Henry of Battenberg, paid private visit to
Buffalo Bills Wild West show at Earl's Court
in the afternoon Her majesty drove in closed
carriage from Buckingham Palace at O'Clock
and was loudly cheered by crowds of people
who had gathered along the route to West Ken
sington. The members of the Wild West show
| went through several of their peculiar per-
| formances, finishing with the spectacle of the
attack on the Denver coach. Miss Annie Oakley
and Miss Lillian Smith were sent for by her
| majesty. who spoke a few words of
the performance Col. W. r. Cody CsBuffaio
| Bill'O had the honor of being presented to
her majesty, who expressed herself as
greatly pleased with the exhibition she had wit
messed. Col Cody asked her whether it was too
long 10 which she replied: mot at all; she only
regretted that her time was so limited, and she
would like to come again" Red Shirt (Ogila-
| Sa) chief of the Sioux, was then presented, and
the Queen expressed her pleasure at seeing him.
Red Shirt replied that 1t made him glad to hear
| it; he had come a long way to see hor majesty.
Mr.. Nate Salisbury, director of the Wild West,
was presented to her majesty, who expressed a
desire to see the Indian babies or papooses Two
of these were presented for her majesty's in
spection, and she was pleased to shake their
hands and pat their painted cheeks. Her ma es-
=
Miss Whitley left at about $40.
The writer of the letter proceeds thus
''You will gain no idea of this touching
spectacle from the meager details given IN
the newspapers. When Red Shirt met the
Queen there was evident on the face of each
that sense of kinship, that mutual recogni-
ton of superiority, that is always seen
when great people meet. It was
the unspoken acknowledgement of equal
ity. Each saw in the other ruler
of a great people, and their pround
hearts beat in unison as Red Shirt lit his
pipe and knocked a flea from his flowing
blanket But the most remarkable part of
this interview was when Col Salisbury was
presented to Her Majesty. Col. Salisbury is
easily recognizable as one of natures noble
men, fact that Immediately put him on a
| free-and-easy footing with the Queen.
81 suppose you never met a queen be-
forer said her majesty.
1.-The he, beg pardon, the deuce l
didn't said Col Salisbury. Il met four of
'em once, when had got a king full, and
I'm not likely to forget it
"'And had you really got king fullP
asked the Queen innocently and with some
indignation.
"sYes. ma'am, said Nate, full as little
red wagon-full on aces
1.-THE Colonel's evident familiarity with
kings and queens served TO put her majesty
still more at her ease, and after expressing
her regret that kings were, after all, subject
TO some of the frailties of ordinary mortals,
she inquired of Col. Salisbury how he liked
Indians.
though they are not bad when picked and
cooked in white wine.
"I fear you misapprehend me- said the
Queen, suppressing an inclination to shudder
and evidently bent on acquiring informa-
ton: Il mean, how do'you like their COM
panyr ~ q.
amt their company; it's mine, mine and
Codys. Why those red-skinned devils don't
own the knife they would scalp you with,
unless they stole it.
"At this point III the conversation several
Indian children ran up to Col. Salisbury,
and. addressing him as Little Father, asked
for pennies with which to buy buns. Nut
tering the word 'kraps,' Col Salisbury told
the children to chase Themselves into wig
wam,' which they did. Then the Queen
asked Col Salisbury to fetch her some Indian
babies He went off and returned with a
papoose ON each arm. One Of them began
To cry lust as her majesty was looking to
see how many teeth IL had, whereupon a
child handed the Little Father bottle,
which he tenderly inserted into the little
babes mouth, thus keeping it quiet while
the Queen graciously explored the other pa
"sThat viii do; thank you kindly said
her majesty. As she turned away sne sald
70 the Princess Beatrice: What strange
neople these Americans are. Col. Salisbury
looks Young to be the father of so many
little Indians; but, then, perhaps he's Nor
mon. Dear me: wonder if he fries his own
babies Indeed, hope not
s1Somehow, the Colonel did not seem
pleased, as he turned and saw Buffalo Bill
having quiet laugh all by hinselI